Internet-based expressive writing for kidney transplant recipients: Effects on posttraumatic stress and quality of life

Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Possemato, Kyle ^a,b,c   Ouimette, Paige ^b,c   Geller, Pamela A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressive writing; Kidney transplant; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949651808     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765609347545     Document Type: Article

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